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| The primary method to accumulate and demonstrate wealth in the Great Zimbabway civilization was... |
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| Dutch settlers believed which of the following about the Great Zimbabwe civilization? |
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| That the native Africans were not capable of building a city such as the ruins left by the Great Zimbabwe civilization |
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Arab merchant traders and African locals...
a. did not trade w/ eachother
b. shared a common religion in Islam
c. had no common interest in commerce
d. did not share a common religion in Islam by the early 1300s |
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| B. shared a common religion in Islam |
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Physical evidence would suggest...
a. Arab traders and Persians built the cities and temples of great zimbabwe
b. egyptians and phoenicians built them
c. swahili tribesmen built their own cities w/o assistance from foreign traders and merchants |
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| C. swahili tribesmen built them |
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Which is NOT an explanation for the decline of trade with the Great Zimbabwe civilization?
a. bubonic plague cause a world wide decline in african trade goods
b. rival trade families may have undermined each other in competition
c. unified under islam, the need for trade declined as religious festivals replaced commerce in community focus |
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| T or F: One primary difference between relative and absolute location is that relative location uses landmarks as descriptors. |
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| Identify 2 physical characteristics that would fall under the category place |
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| Inuit Indians need a diet of high protein to survive in harsh arctic winters. To meet this need they hunt seals. What type of human/environment interation is this? |
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| humans adapting to the environment |
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| T or F: The Atlantic Slave Trade would be an example of one of the 5 themes of geograpy: Movement |
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| example of formal, functional, and vernacular regions |
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formal- US
functional- fed ex delivery routes
vernacular- the south |
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Which of the following rivers did NOT give rise to a large densely populated civilization?
a. tigris and euphrates
b. nile
c. indus river
d. amazon river
e. yellow river |
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| How do societies become early civilizations? |
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| they abandon their hunter gatherer ways and develop advanced food techniques |
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| Homo Habilis most likely developed from which branch of Australopithecus? (robust or gracile) |
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| Homo habilis is the the first humans to... |
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| Homo erectus is________, ___ robust, and has a ________brain than Homo habilis. |
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| taller, more robust, larger brain |
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| all modern peopel are ultimately of african descent |
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| Which theory ( out of africa or multi regional) would most scientists find most plausible? |
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| Ape like appearance with human characteristics. No ability to make tools. Could climb trees. THe best skeletal example is Lucy. |
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| Developed approximately 1.5 million yrs ago. Went beyond the simplest of tool making ability to develop the axe. Some skeletons have been found inthe Far East and China. |
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| Lived in Eurasia with no other comepetion for approximately 200,000 yrs. Displaced by a more modern version of humanity. No more than 15,000 existed at once. |
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| most advanced species of modern man |
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| What happened approx. 50,000-100,000 yrs ago that possibly involved either the rewiring of the brain and the perfection of the voice box or both? |
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| how many years ao did hujman history begin in Africa? |
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| put in order: homo habilis, homo erectus, homo sapiens, australopithecus |
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| What is the question Guns Germs and Steel is trying to answer in ch. 1? |
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| Did some continents have a head start? |
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| According to Jared Diamond, an observer transported back in time to 11,000 BC could... |
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| make a legitamate case for any of the 5 land masses |
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| Whats the best evidence mega fauna in the americas met the same fate as those in australia? |
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| they already survived 22 ice ages, why wouldn't they survive the 23rd |
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It could be argued that the ancient African Empires were primarily based on...
a. military strength
b. economic trade with essential raw materials like salt
c. scolarship and the exchange of intelectual ideals
d. diffusion of bantu speakers and the growth of agriculture |
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| B. economic trade with essential raw materials like salt |
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| Judism, Christianity, and Islam trace their patriarchal heritage to... |
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| Christianity traces its heritage through which son of the first monotheist? |
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| The 2 competing essays addressing the question: "Did Africans willingly collaborate in the transatlantic slave trade?" helps us understand what? |
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| how historians can interpret the same events through different lenses of understanding, therefore coming up with different conclusions as to what happened and why |
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| Muslims believe this son was offered to God as sacrifice by the worlds first monotheist: |
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| If Ramakrishna was heeded in todays world, the world's great 3 monotheistic faiths would find which of the following? |
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| that they have more similarities than differences |
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| This ancient african kingdom is primarily known for its lucrative gold trade... |
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| This Ancient African Kingdom is associated with the great king Mansa Musa. He doubled the size of the kingdom between the years 1250-1450 CE. It was also a center of Muslim learning and philosophy. |
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| This Ancient African Kingdom was once dominated by Egypt, but was later granted its freedom. |
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| This Ancient African Kingdom was located near Ethiopia, one of the worlds oldest states... |
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| This Ancient African Kingdom lasted as late as 1600 CE and controlled trade in West Africa including the Ancient trading post Timbuctu. |
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| This Ancient African Kingdom was known for the great walls that surrounded the thriving city in Southern Africa |
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| After this Ancient African Kingdom came to rule Egypt, foreign invaders eventually kicked it out. Matters became worse as this once proud kingdom lost power to Egypt. |
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| This Ancient African Kingdom is the eastern most empire. It is also the only empire associated with Christianity. |
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| This Ancient African Kingdom played an integral part in providing archeological remains that proved that Africans were capable of creating their own great civilization w/o aid from Phoenicians or other outsiders such as from the Middle East. |
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| 2 primary resources that the African Trading Empires were built on |
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| Only equal relationship in Confucianism |
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| Why did the Mandate of Heaven become an important part of a dynasty's rule? |
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| It supported a dynasty's right to rule as divine and helped to shed light on the corruption and wrongs of the previous dynasty |
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| respect for parents above all other duties |
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| Which of the following would a newly ruling dynasty NOT do in order to demonstrate their mandate of heaven? |
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| raise taxes and pass strict laws to control the people, take back land |
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| What is the great appeal of Buddhism in China? |
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| escaping from suffering while also stressing filial piety and honoring Confucius |
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| The most recent Chinese Dynasty that was not a political party |
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| This Chinese Dynasty was characterized by Mongol rule |
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| During this tumultuous time, Vietnam, Tibet, and Korea became puppet states. |
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| This time was characterized by the Great Wall being over come by invaders. 220-618 CE |
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| This chinese dynasty was characterized by Confucianism which became the official state religion. Under the rule of this dynasty China became a vast empire. |
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| Chinese dynasty that built the great wall |
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| chinese dynasty- writing system of ideographs and pictographs |
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| longest lasting chinese dynasty( almost 800 yrs), rules began using mandate of heaven to prove their rule |
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| T or F: Unlike Confucianism and Legalism, Taoism was not concerned with bringing order to human affairs, but rather sought to live in harmony with nature |
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| T or F: Confucius believed that a structured society with everyone knowing their place would result in violence and frequent power shifts |
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| How is the life size statue different from the usual warrior statue? |
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| its bigger than the typical terra cotta warrior |
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| Why haven't archeologists began to excavate Qin's tomb? |
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| preservation techniques are not up to the challenge of sorting through the tomb yet |
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| Why might the pot bellied statue represent an artistic break through in chinese culture? |
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| represents the human form in such an exquisite manner believed not be have been mastered by the chinese |
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| Indo Aryan Invasion theory |
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| the Indus Valley civilization fell because they were conquered by arabs |
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| T or F: The arabs brought agriculture to the Indus Valley |
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| Which people are not part of the caste system in India? |
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| the Dalits (untouchables) |
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| What is the 2nd most common religion in India? |
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| northern indians speak.... |
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| southern indians speak.... |
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| The indian caste system is called |
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| What is the main difference between Buddhism and Hinduism? |
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| Buddhism doesn't have a caste system |
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